diff --git a/src/api/types/world.c b/src/api/types/world.c
index 518f30f9..1444f87f 100644
--- a/src/api/types/world.c
+++ b/src/api/types/world.c
@@ -20,8 +20,16 @@ int l_lovrWorldSetGravity(lua_State* L) {
   return 0;
 }
 
+int l_lovrWorldUpdate(lua_State* L) {
+  World* world = luax_checktype(L, 1, World);
+  float dt = luaL_checknumber(L, 2);
+  lovrWorldUpdate(world, dt);
+  return 0;
+}
+
 const luaL_Reg lovrWorld[] = {
   { "getGravity", l_lovrWorldGetGravity },
   { "setGravity", l_lovrWorldSetGravity },
+  { "update", l_lovrWorldUpdate },
   { NULL, NULL }
 };
diff --git a/src/physics/physics.c b/src/physics/physics.c
index a6645bdb..ef7ef8d3 100644
--- a/src/physics/physics.c
+++ b/src/physics/physics.c
@@ -41,3 +41,7 @@ void lovrWorldGetGravity(World* world, float* x, float* y, float* z) {
 void lovrWorldSetGravity(World* world, float x, float y, float z) {
   dWorldSetGravity(world->id, x, y, z);
 }
+
+void lovrWorldUpdate(World* world, float dt) {
+  dWorldQuickStep(world->id, dt);
+}
diff --git a/src/physics/physics.h b/src/physics/physics.h
index ba2f2db5..a3417caa 100644
--- a/src/physics/physics.h
+++ b/src/physics/physics.h
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ World* lovrWorldCreate();
 void lovrWorldDestroy(const Ref* ref);
 void lovrWorldGetGravity(World* world, float* x, float* y, float* z);
 void lovrWorldSetGravity(World* world, float x, float y, float z);
+void lovrWorldUpdate(World* world, float dt);